About this workshop
Let's stop bending over backwards
We've all been instructed on how to hold our bodies.
Stand up straight. Tuck your pelvis. Pull your shoulders back. Sit like a lady. Suck in your stomach. Chin up. Chest out.
Most of this advice is wrong. And it's making us hurt.
These directions — passed down by parents, teachers, the military, fitness culture, and fashion — create tension, compression, and pain. They don't give us strength. They give us sore backs, tight shoulders, low energy, a nagging sense that something is off … that we're not quite at home in our bodies.
Women have been hit especially hard. As "good little girls" we learned to do as we were told - and we were told wrong. As women, some of us learned to be smaller and less imposing; some of us learned to hide our breasts and buttocks; some of us learned to flaunt them. - The posture norms shaped by modesty, fashion, and societal pressure — have taught generations of women to hold themselves in ways that cause real physical and emotional harm.
There is another way. A natural way.
Across the world, in populations where back pain is virtually unknown, people stand, sit, and move with an ease and grace that most of us have lost. Their posture isn't performed. It isn't forced. It's simply the way the human body is designed to work.
And when you find it, something remarkable happens: the pain dissolves. And that's not all. A quiet, grounded confidence takes its place — not the kind you have to fake, but the kind that comes from finally being at home in your body. You stop shrinking. You stop puffing up. You stop performing. And what's left is you — naturally strong, naturally at ease, naturally beautiful from the inside out.
This isn't just a theory. Tens of thousands of people have experienced it. Our teacher Doreen found she no longer needed antidepressants after learning healthy alignment — she hadn't even come to us for pain. Our student Susan Gerhard, a 58-year-old Masters World Champion in Olympic weightlifting, credits the Gokhale Method with transforming not just how she moves, but how she shows up in the world. Her motto: "Don't let age be your cage."
Join Esther Gokhale — dubbed "the Posture Guru of Silicon Valley" by the New York Times — and Julie Johnson for a free one-hour workshop that will change how you think about your body.
Before the workshop, you'll have the opportunity to submit your photos and a short questionnaire about your posture, how your body feels, and what you've been told about "standing up straight." Esther will select several submissions and do live mini-consultations during the workshop — reviewing real posture photos, offering insights, and showing what natural alignment could look like for each person. Even if your photos aren't selected, you'll learn by watching and start to recognize your own patterns.
You'll discover:
- Why most posture advice is making your pain and discomfort worse
- The natural alignment found in pain-free populations around the world
- One technique you can use immediately to feel the difference in your body
- The surprising connection between posture, mood, confidence, and how you show up in the world
- Why healthy posture isn't about rules or discipline — it's about coming home
Whether you're in pain, feeling low, or simply sensing that something's missing — this workshop will give you a completely new perspective on what your body is capable of.
This workshop is open to people of all ages and genders.
Why You Need to Join Live
- This workshop will be live and interactive
- Esther will do live mini-consultations with real participants
- You'll learn a technique you can start using straight away
- Workshop attendees receive an exclusive offer on a personal consultation — plus a special gift
